A GREEN JADE 'CLOUD-SCROLL' PENDANT, HONGSHAN CULTURE Published: Filippo Salviati, 4000 Years of Chinese Archaic Jades, Edition Zacke, Vienna 2017, page 21, no. 20. Salviati notes: “No. 20 has a strongly emphasized abstract look which departs significantly from the general design of most of these ornaments. The abstract shape (…) seems to evoke the profile of an animal.”

China, c. 4000-3000 BC. Finely carved in openwork as a single unit of a cloud-scroll with subsidiary arched segments protruding from the corners. The top is pierced with a circular aperture. The translucent stone is of a pale green tone with cloudy-white inclusions.

Provenance: From the private collection of Irene and Wolfgang Zacke (1942-2022). The couple has been active in the art trade for well over half a century and were one of the first in Austria to offer Asian works of art in their gallery, starting in 1968. Since the late 1980s, they have been collecting ancient Chinese jades, building an extensive and multiply published collection over the decades.
Condition: Very good condition with minor old wear and minuscule nibbling here and there. Some encrustations and minuscule surface alterations.

Weight: 21.7 g
Dimensions: Length 10.4 cm

Literature comparison:
Compare a related cloud-scroll plaque, Hongshan culture, from the Myers collection published in Fillippo Salviati, Radiant Stones: Archaic Chinese Jades, 2004, Hong Kong, no. 1.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie's Hong Kong, 27 November 2019, lot 2711
Price: HKD 175,000 or approx. EUR 23,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A green jade 'cloud-scroll' ornament, Hongshan culture, circa 4000-3000 BC.
Expert remark: Compare the closely related color and form. Note the size (12.3 cm).



紅山文化勾綠色玉雲紋珮
中國，公元前 4000-3000 年。綠色的不透明玉石，夾雜著白色斑點。玉佩中央彎曲鏤空，成勾雲紋，一個穿孔用於懸掛。

出版：Filippo Salviati，《中國古玉4000年》，Zacke藝廊版，維也納， 2017年，頁21，圖 20。Salviati 教授: “編號20 has a strongly emphasized abstract look which departs significantly from the general design of most of these ornaments. The abstract shape (…) seems to evoke the profile of an animal.” （20號具有強烈的抽像外觀，與大多數這些飾品的總體設計大相徑庭。 抽象的形狀（……）似乎像是動物的輪廓）

來源：Irene 與Wolfgang Zacke （1942-2022）收藏。這對夫妻一直活躍於藝術品行業已有半個多世紀，自1968年起他們開始在奧地利經營亞洲藝術品，是最早的商人之一。自1980年代末，他們一直在收集中國古玉，數十年來建立了一個大規模的收藏。
品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損和磕損，一些結殼和微小的表面變化。

重量：21.7 克
尺寸：長 10.4 厘米

文獻比較：
比較一件相近的紅山文化勾雲形珮，收藏於Myers collection published，見Fillippo Salviati，《Radiant Stones: Archaic Chinese Jades》，2004年，香港，編號1。

拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：香港佳士得，2019年11月27日，lot 2711
價格：HKD 175,000（相當於今日EUR 23,000）
描述：紅山文化青玉勾雲形珮
專家評論：比較非常相近的顏色和外型。請注意尺寸(12.3厘米)。